KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor Review (KFP1318)

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#	Product	Best for	Score	Price
01	KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor (KFP1318) A 13-cup KitchenAid with a 3-in-1 feed tube and an included dicing kit — the widest job range in the roundup.	Dicing and prep variety	8.4	Check priceAmazon

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Most food processors chop, slice and shred but do not truly dice. The KitchenAid KFP1318 is the exception in this roundup: its included dicing kit pushes food through a grid to produce genuine cubes, which is the one prep job a processor usually cannot do. If you dice a lot — mirepoix, pico de gallo, a tray of vegetables for roasting — that alone can make this the right machine.

ExactSlice and the 3-in-1 feed tube

Beyond dicing, the KFP1318 is a well-equipped 13-cup machine. The ExactSlice external lever lets you adjust slice thickness without opening the bowl, and the 3-in-1 feed tube handles anything from a single carrot to a whole potato without pre-cutting. KitchenAid does not headline a wattage, which makes raw power harder to compare on paper, but in practice it handles the full-size jobs comfortably.

The cost of the versatility: parts

Every extra capability is extra cleanup. The dicing kit in particular is several pieces that need rinsing and careful reassembly, and it is the part owners most often leave in the cupboard once the novelty wears off. If you will genuinely dice, that is a fair trade. If you only chop and slice, you are paying for — and washing — a feature you will not use, and the simpler Cuisinart is the cleaner buy.

In detail

The full spec

Dicing and prep variety

KitchenAid 13-Cup Food Processor (KFP1318)

Work bowl:13 cups Feed tube:3-in-1 ExactSlice feed tube Attachments:External slicing lever, dicing kit, adjustable slicing/shredding discs

Dicing kit included

8.4/10

A 13-cup KitchenAid with a 3-in-1 feed tube and an included dicing kit — the widest job range in the roundup.

Capacity: 9
Power: 8
Versatility: 9.2
Ease of clean: 7.5
Build & warranty: 8.2

What it gets right

One of the few processors here that actually dices, thanks to the included dicing kit
ExactSlice external lever adjusts thickness without opening the bowl
3-in-1 feed tube handles anything from a single carrot to a whole potato

What it doesn't

The dicing kit is fiddly to assemble and clean — plan on rinsing several parts
KitchenAid does not headline a wattage, so raw power is harder to compare

What it costs to run

KitchenAid publishes no usable wattage for this machine, so we do not show a running-cost figure for it. Here is the method we would have used.

Skip this if…

…You never dice and just want to chop and slice — the dicing kit is the main reason to pay for this one, and without it a simpler Cuisinart does the rest for less.

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How we picked

Tools we claim to have lab-tested: 0

Every site in this category tells you they ran twenty machines through a lab. We have not, and we say so. Here is what we do instead: read the manufacturer's manual and spec sheet, record the published bowl capacity, motor rating, blade and disc counts and materials, cross-check the warranty against the manufacturer's own warranty document, and cite all of it so you can check the work. Prices come live from Amazon's API and disappear rather than go stale.

The scores above are judgments from that documented research — not test results. The full rubric, including what disqualifies a product, is published in full.

Questions

Frequently asked

Does the KitchenAid food processor really dice?

Yes — the KFP1318 includes a dicing kit that produces genuine cubes, which most processors cannot do. It is the main reason to choose this machine over a simpler one. The kit is several parts to clean and reassemble, so it earns its keep only if you dice regularly.

Is the KitchenAid or Cuisinart food processor better?

They suit different cooks. The KitchenAid wins on versatility — it dices and has an external slicing lever. The Cuisinart wins on simplicity and a shorter parts list. If you want to dice, choose KitchenAid; if you want the least to wash, choose Cuisinart. Our full roundup ranks both.

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